Meaning of EXPECTORATE
| Pronunciation: | | ik'spektu`reyt
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- [v] discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
- [v] clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly"
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| | Synonyms: | | clear out, cough out, cough up, drive out, spit out, spit up |
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| | See Also: | | cough, discharge, eject, expel, hawk, hawk and spit, ptyalise, ptyalize, release, remove, spew, spit, splutter, spue, sputter, take, take away, withdraw | |
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\Ex*pec"to*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Expectorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expectorating}.] [L.
expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus,
pectiris, breast. See {Pectoral}.]
To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm
or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit
forth.
\Ex*pec"to*rate\, v. i.
To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and
spitting; to spit.
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